Ruth 4:17

The women that lived near to Naomi said, “Naomi has another son,” and they named him Obed. When Obed grew up he had a son named Jesse and later on again, Jesse had a son named David.

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In The King James Version

And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

In Context

16Naomi held the baby close to her and she loved him like he was her own baby.

18This is the family line for Perez who was the grandfather from a long time ago for Boaz. Perez was the father of Hezron,

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Cross References

Ruth 4:22Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David. David was a king of Israel.

Matthew Henry on Ruth 4:14-22

The Pedigree of David; Naomi Comforted in Her Grandson. ( b. c. 1312.) 13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son. 14 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord , which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. 15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath… Read the whole commentary →

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